{"id":33460,"date":"2018-10-30T12:28:09","date_gmt":"2018-10-30T06:58:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=33460"},"modified":"2018-10-30T12:28:09","modified_gmt":"2018-10-30T06:58:09","slug":"pak-textbooks-glorifying-warunesco","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/pak-textbooks-glorifying-warunesco\/","title":{"rendered":"Pak.textbooks glorifying war:UNESCO\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/pak-textbooks-glorifying-war-unesco\/article21269612.ece\"><strong>Pak.textbooks glorifying war:UNESCO<\/strong><\/a><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Context <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Report also blames Indian texts from 2002 that have \u2018bias\u2019 against Muslims<\/p>\n<p><strong>What<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Global Education Monitoring Report 2017-18 of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) expresses concern over school textbooks in many countries glorifying war and military heroes rather than teaching peace, non-violence and reconciliation<\/p>\n<p>It says that that just 10% of the textbooks across the world include explicit statements on the need for conflict prevention and resolution.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Historical errors<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The report offers the example of textbooks in Pakistan that focus on militarism, wars with India and differences between Hindus and Muslims.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Glorifying War<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>Textbooks that glorify war and military heroes, exclude pluralistic perspectives or undermine other peoples or ethnicities can make teaching peace, non-violence and reconciliation difficult<\/p>\n<p><strong>Prominent Leaders Excluded<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>In Pakistan, textbooks have been criticised for normalising militarism and war and including biases and historical errors and distortions<\/li>\n<li>Prominent Pakistanis other than military heroes and nationalist movement leaders are often excluded.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Ignoring Peace:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Pakistani textbooks published after a 2006 curriculum reform still emphasised wars with India and largely ignored peace initiatives<\/li>\n<li>They also perpetuated a narrative of conflict and historic grievances between Muslims and Hindus, rather than discussing the potential for conflict resolution and reconciliation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Same story in India: Bias against Muslims<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Indian history textbooks from 2002 put the blame on Pakistan and contained clear bias against Muslim elements in the region\u2019s history.<\/li>\n<li>The time pertains to the replacement of the history textbooks that had been in circulation since the 1970s by the Vajpayee government in the early 2000s.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Conclusion<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Emphasising that textbooks shape young minds powerfully as they trust them as a prime source of knowledge but, textbooks in many countries fail to deal comprehensively with concepts that are crucial for social cohesion and political stability, including peace and non-violence<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pak.textbooks glorifying war:UNESCO\u00a0 Context Report also blames Indian texts from 2002 that have \u2018bias\u2019 against Muslims What The Global Education Monitoring Report 2017-18 of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) expresses concern over school textbooks in many countries glorifying war and military heroes rather than teaching peace, non-violence and reconciliation It says&hellip; 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